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<v Speaker 1>This is section forty eight of The Gilded Age. This

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<v Speaker 1>LibriVox recording is in the public domain. The Gilded Age,

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<v Speaker 1>A Tale of to Day by Mark Twain and C. D. Warner,

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<v Speaker 1>Chapter forty eight. It had been a bad winter somehow

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<v Speaker 1>for the firm of Pennybacker, Bigler and Small. These celebrated

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<v Speaker 1>contractors usually made more money during the session of the

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<v Speaker 1>legislature at Harrisburg than upon all their summer work. And

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<v Speaker 1>this winter had been unfruitful. It was unaccountable to Biggler,

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<v Speaker 1>you see, mister Bolton, he said, and Philip was present

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<v Speaker 1>at the conversation. It puts us all out. It looks

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<v Speaker 1>as if politics was played out. We'd counted on the

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<v Speaker 1>year of Simon's re election, and well now he's re elected,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've yet to see the first man. Who's the

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<v Speaker 1>better for it? You don't mean to say, asked Philip,

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<v Speaker 1>that he went in without paying anything, not a cent,

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<v Speaker 1>not a dash cent, as I can hear, repeated mister

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<v Speaker 1>Bigiler indignantly. I call it a swindle on the state.

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<v Speaker 1>How it was done gets me. I never saw such

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<v Speaker 1>a tight time for money in Harrisburg. Were there no combinations,

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<v Speaker 1>no railroad jobs, no mining schemes put through in connection

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<v Speaker 1>with the election. Not that I knew, said Biggler, shaking

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<v Speaker 1>his head in disgust. In fact, it was openly said

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<v Speaker 1>that there was no money in the election. It's perfectly

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<v Speaker 1>unheard of, perhaps, suggested Philip. It was effected on what

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<v Speaker 1>the insurance companies call the endowment or the paid up plan,

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<v Speaker 1>by which a policy is secured after a certain time

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<v Speaker 1>without further payment. Where you think, then, said mister Bolton, smiling.

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<v Speaker 1>Not a liberal and sagacious politician might own the legislature

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<v Speaker 1>after a time and not be bothered with keeping up

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<v Speaker 1>his payments. Whatever it is, interrupted mister Biggler. It's devilish

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<v Speaker 1>and genius and goes ahead of my calculations. It's cleaned

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<v Speaker 1>me out when I thought we had a dead sure thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I tell you what it is, gentlemen, I shall go

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<v Speaker 1>in for the reform. Things got pretty mixed up when

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<v Speaker 1>a legislature will give away a United States senatorship. It

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<v Speaker 1>was melancholy, But mister Bigler was not a man to

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<v Speaker 1>be crushed by one misfortune or to lose his confidence

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<v Speaker 1>in human nature on one exhibition of apparent honesty. He

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<v Speaker 1>was already on his feet again, or would be if

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<v Speaker 1>mister Bolton could tide him over shoal water for ninety days.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got something with money in it, he explained to

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<v Speaker 1>mister Bolton. Got hold of it. My good luck. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got the entire contract for Dobson's patent pavement for the

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<v Speaker 1>city of Mobile. See here, mister Bigler made some figures,

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<v Speaker 1>contracts so much, cost of work and materials, so much profits,

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<v Speaker 1>so much. At the end of three months, the city

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<v Speaker 1>would owe the company three hundred and seventy five thousand dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>Two hundred thousand of that would be profits. The whole

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<v Speaker 1>job was worth at least a million to the company.

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<v Speaker 1>It might be more. There could be no mistake in

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<v Speaker 1>these figures. Here was the contract. Mister Bolton knew what

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<v Speaker 1>material were worth and what the labor would cost. Mister

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<v Speaker 1>Bolton knew perfectly well from sore experience that there was

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<v Speaker 1>always a mistake in figures when Biggler or Small made them,

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<v Speaker 1>and he knew that he ought to send the fellow

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<v Speaker 1>about his business. Instead of that he let him talk.

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<v Speaker 1>They only wanted to raise fifty thousand dollars to carry

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<v Speaker 1>on the contract that expended. They would have city bonds.

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<v Speaker 1>Mister Bolton said he hadn't the money, but Biggler could

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<v Speaker 1>raise it on his name. Mister Bolton said he had

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<v Speaker 1>no right to put his family to that risk, but

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<v Speaker 1>the entire contract could be assigned to him. The security

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<v Speaker 1>was ample. It was a fortune to him if it

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<v Speaker 1>was forfeited. Besides, mister Bigler had been unfortunate. He didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know where to look for the necessaries of life for

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<v Speaker 1>his family. If he could only have one more chance,

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<v Speaker 1>he was sure he could right himself. He begged for it,

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<v Speaker 1>and mister Bolton yielded. He could never refuse such appeals.

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<v Speaker 1>If he had befriended a man once and been cheated

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<v Speaker 1>by him, that man appeared to have a claim upon

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<v Speaker 1>him forever. He shrank, however, from telling his wife what

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<v Speaker 1>he had done on this occasion, for he knew that

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<v Speaker 1>if any person was more odious than small to his family,

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<v Speaker 1>it was Biggler. Philip tells me, Missus Bolton said that

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<v Speaker 1>evening that the man Biggler has been with THEE again

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<v Speaker 1>to day, I hope THEE will have nothing more to

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<v Speaker 1>do with him. He has been very unfortunate, replied mister Bolton,

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<v Speaker 1>uneasily he is always unfortunate, and he is always getting

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<v Speaker 1>THEE into trouble. But THEE didn't listen to him. Again. Well, mother,

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<v Speaker 1>his family is in want, and I lent him my name,

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<v Speaker 1>but I took ample security. The worst that can happen

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<v Speaker 1>will be a little inconvenience. Missus Bolton looked grave and anxious,

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<v Speaker 1>but she did not complain or remonstrate. She knew what

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<v Speaker 1>a little convenience meant, but she knew there was no

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<v Speaker 1>help for it. If mister Bolton had been on his

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<v Speaker 1>way to market to buy a dinner for his family

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<v Speaker 1>with the only dollar he had in the world in

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<v Speaker 1>his pocket, he would have given it to a chance

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<v Speaker 1>beggar who asked him for it. Missus Bolton only asked,

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<v Speaker 1>and the question showed that she was no mere provident

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<v Speaker 1>than her husband where her heart was interested. But has

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<v Speaker 1>the provided money for Philip to use in opening the

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<v Speaker 1>coal mine? Yes, I have set apart as much as

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<v Speaker 1>it ought to cost to open the mine, as much

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<v Speaker 1>as we can afford to lose. If no coal is found,

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<v Speaker 1>Philip has control of it as equal partner in the venture,

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<v Speaker 1>deducting the capital invested. He has great confidence in his

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<v Speaker 1>success and I hope for his sake he won't be disappointed.

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<v Speaker 1>Philip could not but feel that he was treated very

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<v Speaker 1>much like one of the Bolton family by all except Ruth.

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<v Speaker 1>His mother. When he went home after his recovery from

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<v Speaker 1>his accident, had affected to be very jealous of Missus Bolton,

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<v Speaker 1>about whom and Ruth she asked a thousand questions, an

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<v Speaker 1>affectation of jealousy which no doubt concealed a real heartache

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<v Speaker 1>which comes to every mother when her son goes out

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<v Speaker 1>into the world and forms new ties. And to Missus Sterling,

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<v Speaker 1>a widow living on a small income in a remote

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<v Speaker 1>Massachusetts village, Philadelphia was a city of many splendors. All

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<v Speaker 1>its inhabitants seemed highly favored, dwelling in ease and surrounded

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<v Speaker 1>by superior advantages. Some of her neighbors had relations living

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<v Speaker 1>in Philadelphia, and it seemed to them, somehow a guarantee

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<v Speaker 1>of respectability to have relations in Philadelphia. Missus Sterling was

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<v Speaker 1>not sorry to have Philip make his way among such

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<v Speaker 1>well to do people, and she was sure that no

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<v Speaker 1>good fortune could be too good for his deserts. So, Sir,

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<v Speaker 1>said Ruth. When Philip came from New York. You have

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<v Speaker 1>been assisting in a pretty tragedy. I saw your name

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<v Speaker 1>in the papers. Is this woman a specimen of your

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<v Speaker 1>Western friends? My only assistance, replied Philip, a little annoyed,

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<v Speaker 1>was in trying to keep Harry out of a bad scrape,

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<v Speaker 1>and I failed. After all, he walked into her trap,

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<v Speaker 1>and he has been punished for it. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>take him up to Ilium to see if he won't

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<v Speaker 1>work steadily at one thing and quit his nonsense. Is

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<v Speaker 1>she as beautiful as the newspapers say she is? I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. She has a kind of beauty. She is

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<v Speaker 1>not like not like Alice. Well, she is brilliant. She

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<v Speaker 1>was called the handsomest woman in Washington, dashing, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and sarcastic and witty ruth. Do you believe a woman

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<v Speaker 1>ever becomes a devil? Men do, and I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>why women shouldn't, but I never saw one. Well, Laura

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<v Speaker 1>Hawkins comes very near it. But it is dreadful to

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<v Speaker 1>think of her fate. Why do you suppose they will

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<v Speaker 1>hang a woman? Do you suppose they will be so

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<v Speaker 1>barbarous as that? I wasn't thinking of that. It's doubtful

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<v Speaker 1>if a new York jury would find a woman guilty

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<v Speaker 1>of any such crime. But to think of her life

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<v Speaker 1>if she is acquitted, it is dreadful, said Ruth thoughtfully.

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<v Speaker 1>But the worst of it is that you men do

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<v Speaker 1>not want women educated to do anything to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to earn an honest living by their own exertions. They

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<v Speaker 1>are educated as if they were always to be petted

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<v Speaker 1>and supported, and there was never to be any such

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<v Speaker 1>thing as misfortune. I suppose now that you would all

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<v Speaker 1>choose to have me stay idly at home and give

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<v Speaker 1>up my profession. Oh no, said Philip earnestly. I respect

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<v Speaker 1>your resolution, But Ruth, do you think you would be

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<v Speaker 1>happier or do more good in following your profession than

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<v Speaker 1>in having a home of your own. What is to

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<v Speaker 1>hinder having a home of my own? Nothing? Perhaps? Only

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<v Speaker 1>you never would be in it. You would be away

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<v Speaker 1>day and night if you had any practice. And what

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<v Speaker 1>sort of a home would that make for your husband?

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<v Speaker 1>What sort of a home is it for the wife

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<v Speaker 1>whose husband is always away riding about in his doctor's gig? Ah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that is not fair. The woman makes the home.

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<v Speaker 1>Philip and Ruth often had this sort of discussion, to

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<v Speaker 1>which Philhilip was always trying to give a personal turn.

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<v Speaker 1>He was now about to go to Ilium for the season,

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<v Speaker 1>and he did not like to go without some assurance

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<v Speaker 1>from Ruth that she might perhaps love him some day

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<v Speaker 1>when he was worthy of it, and when he could

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<v Speaker 1>offer her something better than a partnership in his poverty.

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<v Speaker 1>I should work with a great deal better, heart, Ruth,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, the morning he was taking his leave, If

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<v Speaker 1>I knew you cared for me a little. Ruth was

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<v Speaker 1>looking down. The collar came faintly to her cheeks, and

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<v Speaker 1>she hesitated. She needn't be looking down, he thought, for

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<v Speaker 1>she was ever so much shorter than tall Philip. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not much of a place Ilium. Philip went on, as

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<v Speaker 1>if a little geographical remark would fit in here as

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<v Speaker 1>well as anything else. And I shall have plenty of

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<v Speaker 1>time to think over the responsibility I have taken. And

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<v Speaker 1>his observation did not seem to be coming out anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>But Ruth looked up, and there was a light in

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<v Speaker 1>her eyes that quickened Phil's pulse. She took his hand

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<v Speaker 1>and said, with serious sweetness, THEE mustn't lose heart, Philip.

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<v Speaker 1>And then she added in another mood. THEE knows I

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<v Speaker 1>graduate in the summer and shall have my diploma. And

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<v Speaker 1>if anything happens mines explode, sometimes THEE can send for

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<v Speaker 1>me farewell. The opening of the Ilium coal mine was

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<v Speaker 1>begun with energy, but without many omens of success. Philip

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<v Speaker 1>was running a tunnel into the breast of the mountain,

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<v Speaker 1>in faith that the coal stratum ran there as it

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<v Speaker 1>ought to how far he must go in he believed

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<v Speaker 1>he knew, but no one could tell exactly. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>the miners said that they should probably go through the mountain,

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<v Speaker 1>and that the whole could be used for a railway tunnel.

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<v Speaker 1>The mining camp was a busy place at any rate.

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<v Speaker 1>Quite a settlement of board and log shanties had gone up,

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<v Speaker 1>with a blacksmith's shop, a small machine shop, and a

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<v Speaker 1>temporary store for supplying the wants of the workmen. Philip

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<v Speaker 1>and Harry pitched a commodious tent and lived in a

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<v Speaker 1>full enjoyment of the free life. There is no difficulty

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<v Speaker 1>in digging a hole in the ground if you have

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<v Speaker 1>money enough to pay for the digging. But those who

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<v Speaker 1>try this sort of work are always surprised at the

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<v Speaker 1>large amount of money necessary to make a small hole.

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<v Speaker 1>The earth is never willing to yield one product hidden

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<v Speaker 1>in her bosom without an equivalent for it, and when

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<v Speaker 1>a person asks of her coal, she is quite apt

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<v Speaker 1>to require gold in exchange. It was exciting work for

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<v Speaker 1>all concerned in it. As the tunnel advanced into the rock,

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<v Speaker 1>every day promised to be the golden day. This very

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<v Speaker 1>blast might disclose the treasure. The work went on week

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<v Speaker 1>after week, and at length during the night as well

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<v Speaker 1>as the daytime. Gangs relieved each other, and the tunnel

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<v Speaker 1>was every hour, inch by inch and foot by foot

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<v Speaker 1>crawling into the mountain. Philip was on the stretch of

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<v Speaker 1>hope and excitement. Every pay day he saw his funds

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<v Speaker 1>melting away, and still there was only the faintest show

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<v Speaker 1>of what the mind call signs. The life suited Harry,

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<v Speaker 1>whose buoyant hopefulness was never disturbed. He made endless calculations

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<v Speaker 1>which nobody could understand, of the probable position of the vane.

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<v Speaker 1>He stood about among the workmen with the busiest air.

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<v Speaker 1>When he was down at Ilium. He called himself the

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<v Speaker 1>engineer of the works, and he used to spend hours

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<v Speaker 1>smoking his pipe with a Dutch landlord on the hotel

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<v Speaker 1>porch and astonishing the idlers there with the stories of

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<v Speaker 1>his railroad operations in Missouri. He talked with the landlord too,

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<v Speaker 1>about enlarging his hotel and about buying some village lots

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<v Speaker 1>in the prospect of a rise when the mine was opened.

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<v Speaker 1>He taught the Dutchman how to mix a great many

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<v Speaker 1>cooling drinks for the summer time, and had a bill

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<v Speaker 1>at the hotel the growing length of which mister Dusenheimer

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<v Speaker 1>contemplated with pleasant anticipations. Mister Brierly was a very useful

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<v Speaker 1>and cheering person wherever he went. Midsummer arrived, Philip could

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<v Speaker 1>report to mister Bolton only progress, and this was not

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<v Speaker 1>a cheerful message for him to send to Philadelphia in

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<v Speaker 1>reply to inquiries that he thought became more and more anxious.

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<v Speaker 1>Philip himself was a prey to the constant fear that

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<v Speaker 1>the money would give out before the coal was struck.

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<v Speaker 1>At this time, Harry was summoned to New York to

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<v Speaker 1>attend the trial of Laura Hawkins. It was possible that

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<v Speaker 1>Philip would have to go also, her lawyer wrote, but

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<v Speaker 1>they hoped for a postponement. There was important evidence that

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<v Speaker 1>they could not yet obtain, and he hoped the judge

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<v Speaker 1>would not force them to a trial unprepared. There were

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<v Speaker 1>many reasons for a delay, reasons which, of course are

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<v Speaker 1>never mentioned, but which it would seem that a New

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<v Speaker 1>York judge sometimes must understand when he grants a postponement

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<v Speaker 1>upon emotion that seems to the public altogether inadequate. Harry went,

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<v Speaker 1>but he soon came back the trial. It was put

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<v Speaker 1>off every week we can gain, said they learned. Counsul

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<v Speaker 1>Braham improves our chances. The popular rage never lasts long

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<v Speaker 1>end of Chapter forty eight.